Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx

The canton of Seignanx is an administrative division of the Landes department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx.It consists of the following communes:

The Ardanabia (also known as Ardanabie, Ardanavie, Ardanavy, Ardanavia) is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, Southwest France. It is 25.7 km (16.0 mi) long.

Lahonce (French pronunciation: [la.ɔ̃s]; Basque: Lehuntze) is a village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.

Ondres (French pronunciation: [ɔ̃dʁ]) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is only two miles from the nearest beach (Ondres plage), which is well known for being a good surfing spot.

The Bayonne mosque shooting was an attack carried out on 28 October 2019. An 84-year-old man attacked a mosque in the southwestern French town of Bayonne. He seriously injured two people by gunfire. The police arrested the suspect. He is said to have taken part in the 2015 regional elections as a candidate for the far-right Front National (today the Rassemblement National).According to the French police, the man is said to have tried to lay a kind of incendiary in front of the mosque at around 15:20 local time. He was disturbed by two men and then fired several shots at them. The two men were seriously injured. He then set fire to a car and fled. Police found a gas canister and a handgun in the car of the suspect. Police later arrested the 84-year-old suspect, who was locally known as Claude Sinké at his home in Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx. He is also accused of trying to burn down the mosque.Sinké died in prison on 26 February 2020, aged 84.

Tarnos (French pronunciation: [taʁnɔs] ; Basque: Tarnose; Occitan: Tarnòs) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

The canton of Bayonne-2 is an administrative division of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Bayonne.It consists of the following communes: Bayonne (partly) Boucau

Mouguerre (French pronunciation: [muɡɛʁ]; Basque: Mugerre) is a village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in South-Western France. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.

The canton of Nive-Adour is an administrative division of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Mouguerre.It consists of the following communes:

The Battle of Bayonne (14 April 1814) saw the French garrison of Bayonne led by General of Division Pierre Thouvenot launch a sortie against a besieging force of British, Portuguese, and Spanish troops commanded by Lieutenant General John Hope. The fighting marked the last major battle of the Peninsular War and occurred after unofficial news of Napoleon's 4 April abdication reached the opposing forces. Thouvenot's reasons for initiating the sortie are not clear because there was apparently nothing for the French to gain by fighting. After the French enjoyed initial success, Allied forces drove them back inside Bayonne with heavy losses on both sides. The Allies initiated the siege of Bayonne by mounting a complex land-sea operation that bridged the Adour estuary downstream from Bayonne. Allied positions already faced the south side of Bayonne, so crossing the Adour allowed Hope's troops to also close off the north side of Bayonne, completely investing the city. Once Bayonne was surrounded, the siege was pursued lethargically on both sides. The fighting of 14 April involved heavy hand-to-hand combat. The siege continued and on 17 April, the French field army under Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult signed an armistice with Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Thouvenot continued to resist until direct orders from Soult compelled him to observe the ceasefire.

The Château du Vigneau (Basque: Vigneau jauregia) is a former winery transformed into a champagne house, located in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.It has been officially registered as a Historical Monument since 2009, as well as its railings and entrance portal. It is one of the 22 Historical Monuments in Bayonne.

Bayonne station (French: Gare de Bayonne) is a railway station in Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Bordeaux - Irun, Toulouse–Bayonne and Bayonne–Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port railway lines. The station is served by TGV (high speed trains), Intercités de Nuit (night trains), Intercités (long distance) and TER (local) services operated by the SNCF.